walt disney
One animator named Webb
Smith, had a habit of pinning
sketches on the wall by his
desk. He did this so he could
see the whole story at a glance.
Darn it, Webb. You’re
making holes in my
nice new walls!
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After thinking it over, Walt
ordered cork boards so that
all stories could be worked out
this way. Thus the storyboard*
was invented.
This is where
Mickey …
Meanwhile,
Mickey
Mouse’s
fame spread
all over the
world.
In 1935, the League of Nations gave Walt Disney a medal. They called
Mickey Mouse an international symbol of good will.
So far, all the
Disney films
were “shorts.”
They were only
shown in movie
theaters before
the “big” movie
came on.
Yes, that’s
right! We plan
to make a
feature length
cartoon based
on the fairy
tale “Snow
White.”
* series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of visualizing plot order and development